Women’s basketball falls to Stanford 67-62 in Pac-12 tournament

This article was updated on March 9 at 2:34 a.m. Five months, 30 games and more than 1,239 minutes. It all came down to one split-second play near half-court when the ball hovered in the air before descending upon two hands, both battling for possession. The call on that loose ball was the difference between […]

Former UCLA researcher James Enstrom reaches settlement with UC

This post was updated at 5:50 p.m. A former UCLA researcher who filed an unlawful dismissal lawsuit in 2012 will be paid $140,000 and have his termination rescinded as part of a settlement reached with the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday. Dr. James Enstrom’s lawsuit claimed UCLA officials wrongfully dismissed him from […]

FDA advises continued use of medical device linked to superbug outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised hospitals Wednesday to continue using Olympus Corp. of Americas duodenoscopes, even though they were linked to the recent superbug outbreak at UCLA and are not currently FDA-approved for sale. Without the device, hospitals would not be able to meet the clinical demand for 500,000 annual U.S. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography […]

Five Bruins to compete in NCAA track and field indoor championship

Five UCLA track and field athletes have officially qualified for spots in the NCAA track and field indoor championship, which will begin on March 13 in Fayeteville, Ark. To be selected for the NCAA indoor championship, an athlete must be ranked in the top 16 nationally in his or her event. The Bruins have three […]

Daily Bruin takes home 30 California College Media Association awards

The Daily Bruin won 30 awards from the California College Media Association’s annual contest Saturday, including the award for Best Daily Newspaper for the second year in a row. The Bruin took home 11 first-place awards and 17 second- and third-place awards, in addition to honorable mentions. The Bruin won first place for Best Website, […]

Men’s basketball’s win vs. Washington keeps March Madness hopes alive

With their coach recovering from hernia surgery, their senior guard battling an array of injuries and their junior forward/center suffering from perhaps a bruised ego, the Bruins served up the perfect remedy Wednesday night. And like little else this season, they made it look easy. Norman Powell and Tony Parker combined for 44 points as […]

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against medical scope manufacturer

The family of a patient who died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a health care device manufacturer for wrongful death, alleged negligence and fraud. Antonia Cerda, who was a 48-year-old mother of four from Corcoran, died in November after she contracted a superbug infection from two endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or […]